Our Program

We are pleased that you are interested in
Internal Medicine residency training at the University of Virginia.

We offer a teaching program with a long tradition of developing
physicians of the highest caliber who excel in all aspects of research
and patient care. Our program is one of the strongest in the nation and
attracts a large number of highly competitive applicants from across
the country.

The Department of Medicine is the largest and most
clinically active within the University of Virginia Health
System. We serve the medical needs of Virginia and large portions of
the surrounding states. Because we are also a national and
international referral center, our residents are exposed to the entire
range of internal medicine.

The faculty of the Department of Medicine devotes a major
effort to teaching. This is regarded as an integral component
of our mission along with clinical care and research. Divisions within
the Department are nationally known for their clinical achievements and
research interests. Included among them are general medicine, primary
care, geriatrics, palliative care, gastroenterology, cardiology,
endocrinology and metabolism, nephrology, pulmonology,
hematology-oncology, and infectious diseases and international
medicine. Their accolades are reflected by the high level of external
research funding the Department has received. All attendings are UVA
Faculty and so our residents interact daily on the wards and in the
clinics with national leaders in medicine.

In addition to these strengths, the residents and interns within our
program have established an esprit de corps and
climate for learning that has remained a vital and unique part of the
program for more than 30 years.

The residency program in Internal
Medicine at the University of Virginia offers you world-class
academic clinical training. The curriculum has been made to be
flexible to help you design an individualized curriculum. Abundant
opportunities exist to participate in bench and clinical research, to
obtain a master's in clinical research, or to pursue clinical and
research interests in international health. The goal of the Department
is to help you reach your ultimate goals and objectives. A faculty of
outstanding clinicians, scientists and teachers will offer their
support in helping you develop your skills and interests in Internal
Medicine in an atmosphere that is challenging yet
supportive.